By William Eagle Washington,DC 29 December 2006 A confluence of events has led to an increase in food and health needs in Zimbabwe. Like other parts of southern Africa, Zimbabwe has been the victim of drought, and a subsequent decline in crop produc

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By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch Living Wage report Lawmakers in the Midwest U.S. city of Chicago have approved a measure requiring large-scale discount stores to pay their employees a so-called living wage. As VOA's George Dwyer

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 31 October 2006 South Africa's National AIDS Council is to be restructured as part of a new plan to strengthen the country's response to HIV/AIDS and will now include a deputy chairperson drawn from civil society. The

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By Nathan King New York, NY 07 November 2006 watch South Africa Business Conf After years of trailing European investors on the continent, American business is now taking a serious look at African investment opportunities. U.S. trade with the contin

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To Protect Rhinos, Anti-Poaching Business Grows in South Africa From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. Some private game farmers in South Africa are hiring armed protection for their rhinos. New security compani

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On the program today, new music from the Boss, Bruce Springsteen And we go to Texas for a

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Agriculture Report - Experts Defend Way of Life for Herders in East Africa 农业报道 - 专家为东非牧民辩护 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Pastoralism remains a way of li

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 April 2007 Several groups of West Africans, attempting to cross by boat from Senegal to Spain, were caught this week. Some of them are now back in Senegal after their boat began to sink and they were rescued at sea. More th

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 November 2006 As people around the world mark World AIDS Day, December 1, the government of South Africa is to announce an ambitious five-year plan to combat the disease, which is estimated to infect 11 percent of the p

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 January 2006 The U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says the death this week of 20 Africans smuggled on a boat heading for Yemen underscores the urgent need for international action

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Man's Africa Trek Saves Pristine Forests Michael Fay calls himself a nature boy. Hes made a career of exploring the globe in the name of environmental protection, sponsored by organizations like National Geographic and the Wildlife Conservation Socie

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Clinton: Benghazi Attack Part of Broader Challenge in Africa Clinton said the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the ambassador, is part of a broader strategic challenge in the fight against terrorism. The Ar

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By Terry Fitzpatrick Cape Town 13 June 2007 The World Economic Forum for Africa has opened its annual meeting to mixed news about the state of business on the continent. Africa is experiencing its greatest growth since the 1970s, but it isn't growing

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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's running mate, little-known Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is expected to introduce herself to the nation in a speech later Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. In advance of the address, leadin

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 May 2007 In an opening address to the 60th World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan promised to vigorously work to improve health for Africans and f

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 January 2007 In the post-Islamist Somali capital Mogadishu, a deadline for the city's militias and residents to voluntarily hand in their weapons has been largely ignored. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from Mogad

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Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations meet in Japan on Monday for the annual Group of Eight summit. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has this report on the summit agenda. President Bush gestures during remarks on upcoming G8

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Parched areas of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, have received their best rains in more than a decade, fueling hope the continent's worst drought in memory may finally be easing. Vast tracts of land have been turned into inland lake

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Iraq War Veteran Battles Rhino Poachers in Africa Two years ago, after surviving 12 tours of duty in Iraq, former Australian Special Forces soldier Damien Mander was searching for a fresh challenge. He found it in an unlikely place. A week before I a

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 01 April 2008 North Korea has singled out South Korea's president for harsh criticism, for the first time since he took office. Meanwhile, the chief American envoy to talks aimed ending North Korea's nuclear weapons is in Seoul,

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